Autodesk® Plant Design Suite 2012 provides comprehensive plant design, modeling, and review software in a convenient, cost-effective package that enables customers to design more efficiently and helps them stay on schedule and within budget. Building on the power and familiarity of AutoCAD® software, the Suite adds plant-specific content and features to drive greater productivity and better project coordination. The Standard edition enables streamlined 2D drafting and P&ID design. The Premium edition adds integrated modeling functionality for 3D piping design, structural design, isometric/orthographic generation, project wide model aggregation, and advanced tools for visualization and construction simulation. The Ultimate edition adds more capabilities for clash detection and Digital Prototyping of plant equipment and skids.

Design, model, and document process plants with AutoCAD® Plant 3D 2012 software. Built on the familiar AutoCAD® platform, AutoCAD Plant 3D brings modern 3D design to plant designers and engineers. Features like specification-driven design and standard parts catalogs help users place piping, equipment, and support structures more efficiently. Integrated AutoCAD® P&ID 2012 functionality helps users to create and edit piping and instrumentation diagrams and reconcile underlying data with the 3D model. Quickly generate and easily share isometrics, orthographics, and other documents. Help improve productivity, accuracy, and project coordination with AutoCAD Plant 3D. AutoCAD Plant 3D software is included in Autodesk® Plant Design Suite 2012.

Create, modify, and manage piping and instrumentation diagrams faster and more accurately with AutoCAD® P&ID 2012 software. Built on the latest AutoCAD® platform, AutoCAD P&ID is easy to use and familiar to designers and engineers, so design teams can start quickly with minimal training. Common tasks performed every day are streamlined to help boost productivity, while component and line information is easily accessed by designers as they work. With simple reporting, editing, sharing, validation, and exchange of design information, projects start easier, run better, and finish sooner. AutoCAD P&ID software is included in Autodesk® Plant Design Suite 2012.

Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage software is a comprehensive project review solution that supports analysis, simulation, and communication of design intent and constructability. Multidisciplinary design data created in a broad range of Building Information Modeling (BIM), digital prototype, and process plant design applications can be combined into a single integrated project model. Interference management and clash detection tools help design and construction professionals anticipate and avoid potential problems before construction begins, minimizing expensive delays and rework. Navisworks Manage combines spatial coordination with the project schedule to deliver 4D simulation and analysis. Entire project models can be published and freely viewed in NWD and DWF™ file formats.

Autodesk® Navisworks® Simulate software provides advanced tools for and powerful features to help you better communicate project information. Multidisciplinary design data created in a broad range of Building Information Modeling (BIM), digital prototype, and process plant design applications can be combined into a single, integrated project model. Comprehensive 4D scheduling, animation, and photorealism capabilities assist users in demonstrating design intent and simulating construction, helping to drive insight and predictability. Real-time navigation combines with a review toolset to support collaboration among the project team. Entire project models can be published and viewed in NWD and DWF™ file formats to provide valuable digital assets during and after construction.